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  The River Between (Aws African Writers) (Paperback) By (author) Ngugi Wa Thiong'o

  

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  Short Description for The River BetweenExplores life on the Makuyu and Kameno ridges of Kenya in the early days of white settlement. Faced with an alluring, new religion and "magical" customs, the Gikuyu people are torn between those who fear the unknown and those who see beyond it.
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  • Publisher: Heinemann
  • Published: 31 January 1989
  • Format: Paperback 160 pages
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  • Categories: Contemporary Fiction | Historical Fiction
  • ISBN 13: 9780435905484 ISBN 10: 0435905481
  • Sales rank: 46,432

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Full description for The River Between

• Christian missionaries attempt to outlaw the female circumcision ritual and in the process create a terrible rift between the two Kikuyu communities on either side of the river. The people are torn between those who believe in Western/Christian education and the opportunities it will offer, and those who feel that only unquestioned loyalty to past traditions will save them. The growing conflict brings tragedy to a pair of young lovers who attempted to bridge the deepening chasm.